On its first release, the odd contraption of springs, string, wood and wheels powered by a single mousetrap inched painfully along the tiled floor at Rock Island High School's Field House. The ...

If mice ever figure out what's in the Tupperware container Andrew Lange carries around, they might start lining up for rides. Andrew keeps a car made out of a mousetrap in the container to protect it.

Building a better mousetrap wasn’t the assignment, but building a better mousetrap-powered car was. More than 20 students in automotive instructor Fred Pich’s Houston County Career Technical Center ...

Intermediate and high school students from the Davenport Community School District had an opportunity to put their engineering skills to practice by competing at the annual mousetrap car competition ...

"Quick Tips: Resources for Teachers” is a series of short videos providing down-to-earth advice and instructional tips to teachers of STC™, our signature science curriculum. Each “Quick Tip” offers ...